Estimate € 1,800 - 2,500
Auction: 19 September 2023 at 15:00
CLUVER, Philipp (1580-1623) - Introductio in universam geographiam. Amsterdam: Willem Willem, 1683. A good copy of this work complete with all its maps and difficult to find on the market in this edition; especially interesting are the maps dedicated to the world and the Americas which still show California as an island. 4to (212 x 165mm). Engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black with woodcut vignette, woodcut initials, 5 folding maps, plates and tables and 50 double-page maps, all engraved, with final blank (browning and foxing, occasional stains, small hole due to burn to the map of Armenia, a few light marginal waterstains). Contemporary calf with gilt decorated and titled spine, marbled edges (rather worn).
Estimate € 1,800 - 2,500